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MLB’s Kiddie Table Needs More Chairs: 15 Most Exciting Players Under 24
Posted: 13th June 2010 by Andrew Brining in MLB
Every so often, you hear people of influence connected to or interested in Major League Baseball fuss about how the black American baseball player is disappearing from the diamond.
Various reasons are given—the game's simply not cool, it doesn't translate to the urban setting, MLB doesn't do a good job of reaching out to the black community, etc.
In my opinion, one of the biggest—if not most popular—reasons for the disparity ...
This is why everyone thought the Rockies would be so good.
On Sunday afternoon at a dreary Coors Field, Ryan Spilborghs led Colorado to a 10-3 win over the Blue Jays, completing a three-game sweep.
Spilborghs completed perhaps the best weekend in his career by going 3 for 5 with a triple and two home runs. The Santa Barbara, CA native raised his average over .50 over the three game set, finishing ...
Simply the Best: Predicting the A.L. All-Star Pitchers
Posted: 13th June 2010 by Michael Cohen in MLB
Last week I talked about the biggest snubs that are not getting voted to this year's All-Star Game. Now I want to turn my attention to pitching.
Pitching is back in a big way, as we have seen three no-hitters, two perfect games, and one coulda, shoulda, woulda perfect game by Armando Galarraga. As the All-Star Game approaches, both Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will have to ...
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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (35-28) beat Indianapolis (35-28) 3-2: Box Score - RecapBatting:Reid Gorecki LF: 1-for-4Matthew Cusick 3B: 0-for-4, 3 K'sEduardo Nunez SS: 1-for-3, R, HBPJesus Montero DH: 3-for-4, 2B, R - average up to .233David Winfree 1B: 1-for-2, 2 HBPRene Rivera C: 1-for-4, 2 RBI (6)Colin Curtis RF: 0-for-4, 2 K'sReegie Corona 2B: 1-for-4, 2BGreg Golson CF: 1-for-4, HR (4), RBI (16), RPitching: Dustin Moseley (W, 3-4): 7 IP, 3 ...
BALTIMORE: It's finally happened. The Mets have won a road series for the first time in 2010. Albeit against the Orioles, the Mets have gotten that story out of the way, helped out by a bounce back from Hisanori Takahashi.
The Mets got off to a fast start against lefty Brian Matusz, as Jose Reyes hit a leadoff home run, his third of the season.
The Mets only had five hits in ...
Comeback Player of the Year: Does Tim Hudson or Troy Glaus Have the Edge?
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Brett Kettyle in MLB
Coming into the 2010 season, the Braves had two players who hoped to enter the Comeback Player of the Year race.
Tim Hudson missed the majority of the 2009 season after Tommy John surgery, and many wondered whether the Braves would resign him, as doing so would mean trading either Derek Lowe or Javier Vazquez.
In his late-season appearances, Hudson convinced the Braves that he was worth re-signing, and the team eventually ...
Andy Pettitte Making a Strong and Silent Case for AL Cy Young
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Doug Gausepohl in MLB
Andy Pettitte has had a remarkable MLB career. He's won 12 or more games in 14 of his first 15 seasons, and is the only pitcher in major league history to have a record above .500 for all of his first 15 seasons.
Missing amongst those accomplishments is a Cy Young award. This year may be Pettitte's best chance at that coveted pitching award yet—and seemingly, no one is talking about ...
The American League East had looked a bit strange for much of the beginning of the 2010 baseball season. The Tampa Bay Rays have been on top since the start. At many points, they've had a significant lead over the rest of the division. That has since changed. The Toronto Blue Jays had been rolling early on and ...
Has Javier Vazquez Finally Figured It Out With the Yankees?
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Doug Rush in MLB
I think a lot of us owe Javier Vazquez a big time apology. Especially me.
In April and early May, I basically had all but packed his bags and tried to ship him back to the National League.
I did a popular feature story on how Vazquez would easily fit in with the Mets. A lot of you agreed with the story and some disagreed with it.
Some who disagreed thought I needed ...
Cincinnati Reds Have Four of National League’s Top Hitters
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Cliff Eastham in MLB
Hot hitting has been the reason for the Reds' success to this point. It may astonish you to know that four of the top 11 batters in the National League wear Cincinnati uniforms. That is correct. Scott Rolen is currently fifth in the league at .309, Brandon Phillips is ninth at .304, while Jonny Gomes and Joey Votto are tied at 10th, both batting .301. I haven't ...